Marshall University
Office of Institutional Research
Table 2: Comparison of Marshall University, West Virginia, and Natl ACT Scores
1971-72 through 1994-95
Composite English Math Reading Natural Sci
Year MU WV NATL MU WV NATL MU WV NATL MU WV NATL MU WV NATL
1971-72 19.1 18.8 18.8 18.5 17.9 17.6 18.2 18.1 18.6 18.8 18.3 18.4 20.5 20.4 20.3
1972-73 19.5 18.8 18.9 18.5 18.1 17.8 18.5 18.3 18.8 19.5 18.0 18.1 21.0 20.5 20.5
1973-74 19.2 18.6 18.9 18.5 18.0 17.9 18.4 17.3 18.3 18.8 17.8 18.1 20.7 20.7 20.8
1974-75 18.7 18.1 18.6 18.2 17.7 17.7 17.2 16.5 17.6 18.4 17.0 17.4 20.6 20.8 21.1
1975-76 17.9 17.6 18.3 17.5 17.4 17.5 16.3 16.2 17.5 17.0 16.2 17.0 20.3 20.4 20.8
1976-77 17.6 17.7 18.4 17.4 17.5 17.7 15.7 15.9 17.4 16.6 16.5 17.3 20.3 20.5 20.9
1977-78 17.5 17.5 18.5 17.5 17.5 17.9 15.2 15.5 17.5 16.6 16.0 17.1 20.2 20.3 20.9
1978-79 17.2 17.7 18.6 17.6 17.7 17.9 14.8 15.9 17.5 16.0 16.3 17.2 19.9 20.6 21.1
1979-80 17.6 17.7 18.5 17.8 17.7 17.9 15.2 15.8 17.4 16.6 16.4 17.2 20.3 20.6 21.1
1980-81 17.5 17.6 18.5 17.6 17.5 17.8 15.2 15.8 17.3 16.4 16.3 17.2 20.2 20.5 21.7
1981-82 17.6 17.4 18.7 17.6 17.5 18.0 15.1 15.4 17.3 16.7 16.2 17.6 20.4 20.2 21.3
1982-83 17.9 17.2 18.8 18.1 17.3 18.2 15.3 15.1 17.4 17.1 15.7 17.8 20.5 20.2 21.2
1983-84 17.3 17.4 18.5 17.7 17.7 18.1 14.6 15.3 17.3 16.3 15.9 17.3 20.0 20.2 21.0
1984-85 17.2 17.5 18.9 17.8 17.6 18.4 14.6 15.4 17.6 16.0 16.1 17.7 20.1 20.2 21.3
1985-86 17.4 17.4 18.6 17.9 17.7 18.1 14.7 15.2 17.2 16.3 16.0 17.4 20.3 20.2 21.2
1986-87 17.5 17.6 19.2 18.0 17.9 18.9 14.6 15.2 17.7 16.6 16.4 18.2 20.4 20.5 21.7
1987-88 17.4 17.6 19.0 18.1 18.1 18.7 14.5 15.3 17.4 16.1 16.1 17.8 20.3 20.5 21.6
1988-89 17.7 17.5 19.0 18.3 17.9 18.7 14.7 15.0 17.3 16.6 16.2 17.9 20.6 20.4 21.4
1989-90 17.5 17.4 18.6 18.2 17.9 19.0 14.7 15.0 17.8 16.0 15.8 18.1 20.4 20.4 21.9
1990-91* 19.7 19.7 20.6 20.1 19.9 20.2 18.2 18.5 19.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1991-92 20.4 19.4 21.1 20.6 19.3 21.2 18.8 17.9 20.3 21.3 20.1 N/A 20.5 19.6 21.9
1992-93 20.6 19.8 21.1 20.6 19.7 20.8 19.1 18.5 20.3 21.6 20.5 21.7 20.3 20.1 21.0
1993-94 20.6 19.9 20.7 20.7 19.7 20.3 19.0 18.6 20.1 21.4 20.5 21.2 20.7 20.1 20.8
1994-95 20.2 20.1 21.4 20.3 20.0 21.0 18.7 18.8 20.6 21.1 20.8 21.9 20.5 20.5 21.3
* No comparison data available for the areas of reading and natural science due to enhanced
changes in the tests.
Notes:
National means were calculated from a 10% sample of the scores from 1972-73 through 1980-81.
Source: Marshall University Office of Admissions.